Short-term Consultant -Mining Expert at CDP

As part of its mission to drive action for a sustainable economy, CDP is undertaking a project funded by the Alcoa Foundation to support the transition to a water-secure world by catalysing improved water stewardship in the metals & mining sector. CDP will work with companies, investors, regulators and industry bodies to articulate a vision for corporate action and water-related disclosure. The project will identify information, metrics and data that will provide valuable insights and benchmarking for all stakeholders, enable greater peer-to-peer learning, and facilitate refined investment, purchasing and policy decisions. The project’s core objective is to increase, and improve the value and impact of, water- related disclosure in this sector.

The project will take place between early 2018 and end 2019.

Purpose of role:

To strengthen technical content and engagement activity with this sector, CDP is seeking a short-term consultant to support CDP’s technical team. Experts with a demonstrable knowledge of water issues and expertise in the field of sustainability in the metals & mining sector are invited to apply.

Schedule

Contract duration: 40 days, part time Sept 2018 – Aug 2019

Key responsibilities:

To support CDP’s team with technical input on the development and the timely delivery of:

A disclosure approach document by June 2019, outlining transformational futures in the industry and the transition pathways to water-security, areas of significant impact of the metals & mining sector on water resources and the behaviours that would contribute to reducing or eliminating these

Support to organize and participation in a Global Workshop with key stakeholders in Q1/Q2 of 2019.

Input & support for the development of an Insights report based on 2018 corporate responses to CDP’s first sector-specific questionnaire, leading to refinement of the questionnaire, guidance & scoring methodology.

Additionally, the consultant will support the identification of and engagement with key sector stakeholders from corporations, investors, and sector and other relevant bodies.

Tasks and deliverables

This assignment is managed by CDP’s technical manager.

Task

Details (deliverables highlighted)

Estimated dedication

Schedule

1. Contribution to Metals & Mining sector vision for water security

Provide input to and detailed written feedback on a CDP sector vision draft, including review of proposed approach, themes, synergies and recommendations. Prepare alongside CDP’s technical team the single product which draws together all the findings and recommendations and will be a primary input to the global workshop.

12 days

September – December 2018

2. Feedback on Insights report

Provide feedback to the Insights report drawn from responses to CDP’s 2018 water security questionnaire and identify avenues for improvement

2 days

September – December 2018

3. Review of 2019 M&M water security questionnaire & guidance

Feedback on the proposed 2019 Metals & Mining sector water security questionnaire and guidance and offer suggestions for improvement.

Contribution to summary of workshop outcomes. Assist with drafting of the disclosure approach, including the definition of indicators, datapoints and benchmarking practices and the timescale for their implementation.

The consultant will carry out this work in collaboration with CDP’s technical team, but also work independently as needed. Regular communication by email and phone, to mutually update and feedback on the progress made will be expected. The estimated dedication is expected to be 40 days in total, shared between 2018 and 2019. Preferred location for this position is the UK due to limited travel budget, although applications from other locations may be considered. At least 2 in-person meetings in London are expected.

Required skills and experience:

5-10 years of professional experience working in the metals & mining sector with experience on sustainable use of water resources

To apply please email your CV and a cover letter setting out how you meet the required skills and providing evidence of experience, which should be no more than two pages, to recruitment@cdp.net with ‘Improved water stewardship – short-term consultant, First name, Last name’ in the subject.

The deadline is midnight (BST) Friday 31st August 2018 and applicants will be interviewed on a rolling basis.